Max Good (born July 16, 1941) is an American

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coach. He was head men's basketball coach at

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, and Pratt Community College.

Early life and education

Good grew up in

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and attended Gardiner Area High School. He spent a prep year at

before attending

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in Kentucky, where he was coached by Lee Rose. He graduated from

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with a master's degree.

Coaching career

Madison High School

Good began his coaching career at Madison High School in

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in 1970. He served as the junior varsity coach for three seasons (1970–1973) and then served three seasons (1973–1976) as the head coach. His 1975 team finished 23–6 and was ranked as a top ten team in Kentucky by the

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Eastern Kentucky University

He was the assistant coach at

for five seasons (1976–1981). He replaced Ed Bhyre as head coach in 1981 and served through 1989. His overall record at EKU was 96–129 (.427). He carded a 19–11 record in 1987 and was named the

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Coach of the Year. In 1988, the Colonels went 18–11.

Maine Central Institute

Good served as the head coach at

(MCI) for 10 seasons (1989–1999). He compiled a 275–30 (.902) record over that span. Among the players coached by Good at MCI was future NBA player and television analyst Caron Butler, who joined MCI for the 1998-99 season. MCI was five times the New England Prep School Athletic Conference champion during his tenure. MCI captured back-to-back conference championships (1997–1999). They were 69–4 over those two years (35–0 and 34–4). Good's MCI teams went undefeated three times (26–0 in 1989–90, 24–0 in 1990–91, and 35–0 in 1997–98). From 1989 to 1992, Maine Central Institute compiled 79 straight victories. His 1992 squad was 29–1.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Good joined the UNLV staff in 1999–00 as an assistant coach. He spent the 2000–01 season as the interim head coach at the

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(UNLV) after Bill Bayno was dismissed as head coach. He posted a record of 13–9 in his one season with the Runnin' Rebels.

Bryant University

Good spent seven seasons as the head coach at

, where he led the Bulldogs to a 132–86 record in eight seasons. When Good was named head coach at Bryant in 2001, he inherited a program that had four straight losing seasons. He posted a 17–14 record in his second season and Bryant was named Most Improved team by the New England Basketball Coaches. By 2004 season, Good lead the Bulldogs to 23 wins, earning the school's first NCAA tournament berth in 24 years, after which they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In his fourth year, Good led Bryant to a 25–9 record. They made a total of five-straight

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Sweet 16 finishes. In 2004–05, they played in NCAA Division II Championship and lost to Virginia Union in the title game 63–58.

Loyola Marymount University

After leading the

Lions to an 18–15 overall record (9–7 in conference), Good was named

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Coach of the Year for 2009–10 season by Collegeinsider.com.''2010 CIT FIELD ANNOUNCED'' Retrieved: 2010-03-15.
/ref> He was Coach of the year again for the 2011-12 season. The 18 wins were the most by Loyola Marymount since 1996. The 15-game turnaround from last season's 3–24 campaign was the second-largest in the nation, as well as the second-largest turnaround in LMU history. On March 17, 2010, Good led the Lions against the University of the Pacific Tigers at LMU's

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.''Lions in Postseason; Host CIT First Round'' Retrieved: 2010-03-15.
/ref> This was the Lions' first post-season tournament under Good and its first since 1990.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

In 2014 Good returned to UNLV as special assistant to head coach Dave Rice.

Pratt Community College

In 2016, became head coach of the Pratt Community College Beavers. He led the team to advance to the

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in 2017. He announced his resignation in the 2017-18 season so that he could spend more time with his wife Phyllis. He was replaced by assistant coach Sean Flynn. In 2019, Good was inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame.

Personal life

He lives in Henderson with his wife Phyllis, and their dogs.

References

External links

Pratt Community College profile
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